#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# StoppableThread.py
# Copyright (C) 2011 Piotr Foltyn
#
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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import threading


# This is an abstract class, do not instantiate it
class StoppableThread(threading.Thread):
    def __init__(self):
        super(StoppableThread, self).__init__()
        self._stop = threading.Event()

    def run(self):
        raise Exception('This is an abstract class, do not instantiate it')

    def stop(self):
        self._stop.set()
